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To paint a mass simple and big you must keep out all the lights and darks that do not belong to its general value.

Harvey Dunn

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Harvey Dunn
Age: 68 †
Born: 1884
Born: March 8
Died: 1952
Died: November 29
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Harvey T. Dunn
Harvey Thomas Dunn
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